Q & A: Effect of the Attacks on the USA

Q. Given the current situation in the USA, are there any expected consequences for Canadian immigration? Answer: Many of our clients and visitors to this website are asking if the tragic events that took place in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001 will have an effect on the Canadian immigration process. There have been […]

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Q & A: Medical Conditions

Q. A parent that I am sponsoring was asked to do additional medical examinations due to a small kidney stone? Might this result in inadmissibility? Answer: I would not expect such a condition, unless representative of a larger problem, to critically affect admissibility. Determination of medical admissibility, however, is made by a Medical Officer in […]

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New Quebec Regulations

The principal changes to the “Regulation respecting the selection of foreign nationals”, which was adopted on May 2, 2001, came in effect on September 17, 2001. Major changes are affecting the point system, the factors and criteria of the selection grid. In summary, there will be a higher number of points awarded to certain types […]

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Minister Wants New Act Passed

OTTAWA — A new immigration law that’s lingering in the Senate contains the tools to tighten Canada’s borders and weed out potential terrorists, Immigration Minister Elinor Caplan says. In her first statement since the U.S. terrorist attacks, Caplan pressed the Senate to pass Bill C-11, a long-awaited revamping of the Immigration Act. “The protection of […]

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